A new report says the imminent antitrust lawsuit against Apple could be filed by the Justice Department as early as Thursday, over the ongoing issues of blocking rivals access to some of the features of its iPhone.
The pending lawsuit was reported Wednesday by Bloomberg, which indicates the suit could be filed in federal court “as soon as Thursday.” At its heart, the suit will reportedly accuse Apple “of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features of its iPhone.” It’s likely Apple will face many of the same objections as those highlighted by Epic Games in its App Store lawsuit and by the EU in its Digital Markets Act. According to the report the suit “escalates the Biden administration’s antitrust fights against most of the biggest US technology giants,” a lawsuit has already been filed against Google, and two more from the Federal Trade Commission target Meta and Amazon.
